A webinar presented by the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN), “Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention,” will be Wednesday, Dec.11 at noon CST.
Halli Drake, MPA, CNP, Tennessee’s area director of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP), is the speaker. Anyone can register at wellmoment.org. This webinar, like all Well Moments, is free and open to the public.
The webinar will focus on:
- The latest data on suicide in the United States
- What causes people to consider suicide, how certain communities are impacted and contributors to suicide risk
- Factors that lower suicide risk, plus strategies for managing mental health and being proactive about self-care
- How to recognize warning signs, start a conversation with someone you are concerned about and seek crisis resource for yourself or others
